Hair comb



J. W. MEEK HAIR COMB Filed Jan. 14.. 1926 1a w E 10 W a March 15,1927.

W w Z Patented Mar. 15, 1927.

' ably UNITED STATES JAMES wYnnnAivr MEEK, or. srarnns, E G A D.

Application filed January 14, 1926, Serial No. 81,220; and'in GreatBritain HAIR. 00MB." Y

This invention relates to hair combs and has for its object to provide.means for use with hair combs which will reduce or obviate theaccumulation of dust and sour 5 the base of the teeth f at and willfacilitate the removal of dust or scurf collected by the comb from thehair, thereby enabling a clean comb to be available Broadly my inventionis of means for use in associationthe provision with a comb for c eignmatter such characterized by ollecting or receiving foras scurf or dirtso as to prevent the foreign matter from accumulating between the teethadjacent the base of the comb.

The preferred embodiment of my invention may broadly be said to consistin the provision of a member adapted to be detachapplied toing an tachededge which when to the comb is in advance the back of a comb andhavthemember is atof the line where the teeth merge or are united to the backof the comb.

In carrying this invention into practice the detachable member ispreferably a channel section member adapted to accommodate the back ofthe comb. The member may be of metal or any other suitable material andis preferably applied by sliding it endwise on to the back of the comband for this purpose it is preferred that the back of the comb shall beformed with a channel along a correspondingly shaped de of the channelsection If desired the back of the comb one side to receive portion onone s1 member.

may be formed on more channels 0 spondingly shaped portions on,

section member.

both sides with one or with correo-operating the channel In order thatthisinvention may be clearly understood and re adily carried lnto eifectI have appended hereto a sheet of drawings illustrating an embodiment ofsame, where- Fig. 1 is a view section member can back of a comb.

Fig. 2 is an end with my invention showing how the channel he slid on toor off the sectional View of a comb applied to it, and

section member.

Fig. 4: is an end sectional view of the comb for use and to lessen March2, 1925.

showing the back formed on both sides with channels.

Referring which can be of any suitable configuration is adapted toreceive on its back I) a channel section member ozwhich may be of'metalor any other suitable material. This channel section member ispreferably applied to the back'of the comb by sliding it on endwise asshown in Fig. 1, and for this purpose the back I) is preferably formedwith a longitudinal groove or channel 12' adapted to receive acorrespondingly shaped channel, pressed in part; or projection 0 formedalong one side of the member 0. The member 0 preferably has a nice fitupon the back I) so that itdoes not accidentally slide off,

' and if desired for-thls purpose the side por- The leading edges 0' ofthe member 0 extend beyond the point d (Fig. 2) of the comb, this pointrepresenting the part of the comb where the teeth a merge into or areunited to the. back I).- matter which the comb collects from. the

E NT carrier 1 By this means foreign to the drawings the comb a hairduring its use would be deposited on to r the member 0 and would notaccumulate between the teeth 0 adjacent the point d as at present occurswith combs. The leading edges 0 of the member 0 are preferably rounded,beaded or curved so that they do not injure the hair.

If desired the member 0 may be formed with a channel or its equivalent 0on both sides as shown in Fig. 4, the back of the comb of course beingcorrespondingly formed with a channel or groove 1).

To clean the comb it is only necessary to pull off the member a as shownin Fig. 1 and to remove therefrom any foreign matter. The member 0 maybe a permanent fixture to the comb but it is preferred to make itdetachable.

What I claim is 1 The combination with a comb including a back portionhaving teeth projecting therefrom, said back portion being of the samewidth throughout its extent and having a longitudinally extendingchannel formed in the side thereof; of means to prevent the accumulationof foreign matter between said teeth adjacent to their bases, comprisingan elongated member of substantially U-shape in cross section, formedfrom a single sheet of inherently resilient material having alongitudinally extending portion of one of its arms pressed inwardly toprovide a pro-- jection for engagement with the channel in the back ofthe comb, said member being adapted for removable sliding engagementwith the back of the comb longitudinally of the latter with the armsthereof embracing the sides of the back of the comb, and the 10 arms ofsaid member being of such width that they extend towards the points ofthe comb teeth beyond the bases of said teeth when the member is appliedto the comb.

In witness whereof I have signed this 15 specification;

JAMES WYNDHAM MEEK.

